G'Day Jennifer, Maroochy Shire Council on the Sunshine Coast is attempting to build a mega garbage dump in a beautiful fertile valley just 500 metres from homes. This dump is a Bioreactor, like the two at Ipswich west of Brisbane. Our committee … [Read more...] about Is a Bioreactor Suitable for this Community?
Energy & Nuclear
Moving Beyond Rhetoric to a Nuclear Future: A Note from Haydon Manning
Dear Jennifer, Mark Diesendorf’s new book on renewable energy – ‘Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy’ is likely to receive plenty of comment if the last few days are anything to go by. I think it’s important that his work is put under the … [Read more...] about Moving Beyond Rhetoric to a Nuclear Future: A Note from Haydon Manning
G8 Declaration on Fighting Climate Change
Climate change has dominated discussions at the three day summit of the Group of Eight (G8) leading industrial economies which began on Wednesday in Heiligendamm, Germany. Those section of the G8 Summit Declaration of the 7th June 2007 which relate … [Read more...] about G8 Declaration on Fighting Climate Change
IPCC Too Optimistic on Fossil Fuel Supplies
"The issues of climate and future temperature increases have become part of our everyday life, and central in this debate is carbon dioxide. The fossil fuels we use contain carbon and hydrocarbon compounds, and carbon dioxide is released together … [Read more...] about IPCC Too Optimistic on Fossil Fuel Supplies
Australia to Embrace Carbon Trading
On 10 December 2006 the Australian Prime Minister announced the establishment of a joint government-business Task Group on Emissions Trading. Yesterday, the Report of the Task Group on Emissions Trading was publicly released. It “outlines the state … [Read more...] about Australia to Embrace Carbon Trading
EU to Continue Support for Coal
Dear Jennifer, An announcement by the European Commission, as reported by the Chinese news agency, has the EC supporting the continued use and subsidisation of coal with the simple statement "No change should be made..." They also note that … [Read more...] about EU to Continue Support for Coal
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
